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He said: "We have a 'work hard - play hard' culture and it's our strong belief that our people are our greatest assets.

"As you may imagine, flying is a very special feeling and one that allows you to see the world from a completely different perspective, and as such means our staff arrive to work full of energy and drive.

"Most of our team live quite locally so the general commuting distance is between five miles to 20 miles, with most staff taking every opportunity they can to fly in.

"Obviously flying can be very weather dependent, but in the summer months this can be more than twice a week.

Richard Dolan arrives at work in style (Image: RogerArbon/BNPS)

"I think generally people find it very interesting and a bit whacky.

"We regularly get people dropping into our factory to ask questions about how to learn and often they mention that they were inspired to come and check things out after seeing us flying overhead."

The quirky commuting method may cut out traffic, but it takes roughly the same amount of time as driving for most of the employees.

It is however better for the environment as the parajet can also work like a glider, it uses significantly less fuel than a car or motorcycle.

Tom added: "Because our type of flying comprises a combination of both the engine and the glider we can stay airborne for sustained periods without using a huge amount of fuel when compared to cars and other larger vehicles.

"As a result whist it's not fully green, it's definitely a step in the right direction."